Getty Images Black children are eight times more likely to be strip searched by police than their white peers in England and Wales, a new report by the Children's Commissioner says. While the report outlines that the number of children strip searched has more than halved in four years, it warns that ethnic disparities persist and calls into question the use of force in some cases. The report by Dame Rachel de Souza's office also found that black children were almost five times as likely to be subjected to force during stop and search than white counterparts. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said that updates to official guidance on stop and search, which are out for public consultation, would ensure a "child-centred approach" was taken by police officers. Using data from the first half of 2024, the report found that an estimated total of 377 strip searches took place in the whole of that year - down 56% on 854 searches recorded in 2020.…